*For those of you who participated in our Online Culture Works Happy Hour on Thursday 7/13/17, you know it didn’t work. Happy Hour became “Why the heck won’t this promo code work?” Hour.
And while for you, it may have been an annoying blip on your radar, the sky was falling in my office.
At 3:55pm that Thursday I was waiting for the Read more >
Accountability is a tough term. What do you think of when you hear the word? Perhaps belittling, finger wagging, or being watched? Thesaurus.com’s first synonym for hold accountable is “place blame for wrongdoing.”
Not exactly positive, happy dance material. However, accountability is key to an extraordinary workplace culture.
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In researching what makes successful teams, Google’s “Project Aristotle” found psychological safety was key. A group norm that supports psychological safety is “equality in distribution of conversational turn-taking.” Meaning, everyone has more or less equal air-time by the end of the day. “If only one person or a small group spoke all the time Read more >
With the unemployment rate so low these days – here in Denver we’re down to 2.7% – organizations are getting nervous about losing their top talent. There’s been an uptick in talk about how to “retain” A players. Part of this talk includes golden handcuffs – a long-term payout or benefit that’s only realized if one stays at the organization for a Read more >
Back when I ran the moving company I installed a small mirror at head height inside my office. Every time I wanted to leave my office, I would have to confront my reflection.
It wasn’t to check my teeth or my hair. It was to make me aware of my natural tendency to look frowny. When I’m in the throes of concentration, the corners of my mouth n Read more >
